LTTE supporters attack Chinese Embassy in London

Walter JAYAWARDHANA

About 150 supporters of the LTTE smashed the windows at the People Republic of China Embassy in busy Central London in Portland Place on May 6.

The violent demonstrators who arrived at the embassy carrying the official separatist flag of the outfit from the Parliament square where they have been allowed to perform a 24 hour vigil unprecedentedly by the British authorities made this their third embassy attack in London having successfully demolished the windows of the Indian High Commission building and the Sri Lanka High Commission building during the last week. On another occasion two days ago they blockaded the Indian high Commission building paralyzing its functions. On a previous occasion they beheaded the Sri Jawaharlal Nehru statue put up by the Westminster Council close to India House.

The LTTE which is a banned organization as a foreign terrorist group in the UK regardless act as if they have impunity and every time they break the law only a few individuals are arrested and others are allowed to go back to the Parliamentary Square where they fly their Fascist terrorist flag against the backdrop of the mother of all Parliaments, the Westminister.

The 150 flag waving and slogan shouting demonstrators first of all tried to enter the Chinese Embassy about 11 a.m. by force and were pushed back by the police. Thereafter, they became violent and started throwing missiles and smashed a dozen windows at the Chinese embassy.

The Metropolitan Police said, three people out of the 150 were arrested , one for causing criminal damage, one for attempting to cause criminal damage and one on suspicion to cause personal injury to a police officer. All were released on bail to retain. After causing the damage the demonstrators marched back to the Parliament Square.